A person is characterized by the desire for everything beautiful. Therefore, probably, the ancient people who lived in the caves tried to ennoble their home, decorating it with various branches, flowers, roots.
Decorative vases, as an object of decor, began to be used in ancient world cultures, and to this day remain the most relevant jewelry of any interior.
The first vases arose many millennia ago. Their ancestors were small vessels that were clumsyly blind from clay manually. They had a small capacity and uneven shape, since it was not possible to blind with one hands in those days.
And only with the advent of the pottery circle, vases began to acquire the correct and various forms and a characteristic appearance that has been preserved to this day.
According to researchers, vases are the most complete and almost the only source of information about the period in which they were produced. It is on them that researchers reliably reproduce history, culture and even evaluate the economic development of the time and the country where these vessels were discovered.
The Hermitage stores the largest vase in the world, its weight is more than eighteen tons, and the height is more than two and a half meters. It is made of jasper, which is one of the most common gems.
The most popular vases were in the ancient period. It is at this time that the production of a variety of vessels, starting from traditional and ending with bizarre, unusual forms, accounts for this time. The purpose of the VAZ was the most unusual.
They were not only a beautiful decoration, but they were also used to store cosmetic and medical products, food and oils.
According to ancient traditions, a vase is not just a beautiful vessel, but also a source of health, prosperity and long life.